United Kingdom Census 2011
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten
years. The 2011 CENSUS was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March
2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via
the
Internet . The
Office for National Statistics (ONS) is
responsible for the census in
England and
Wales , the General Register
Office for
Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in
Scotland ,
and the
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is
responsible for the census in
Northern Ireland . The
Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK
Statistics Authority , a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and
which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's
single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the
UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation
of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages
and runs the census in
England and Wales. In its capacity as the
national statistics office for the United Kingdom, ONS also compiles
and releases census tables for the United Kingdom when the data from
England and Wales,
Scotland and
Northern Ireland are complete
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General Register Office For Scotland
The GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR SCOTLAND (GROS) (Scottish Gaelic :
Oifis Choitcheann a' Chlàraidh na h-Alba) was a non-ministerial
directorate of the
Scottish Government that administered the
registration of births , deaths , marriages , divorces and adoptions
in
ScotlandScotland . It was also responsible for the statutes relating to the
formalities of marriage and conduct of civil marriage in Scotland. It
administered the census of Scotland\'s population every ten years. It
also kept the Scottish National Health Service
Central Register . On
1 April 2011 it was merged with the National Archives of
ScotlandScotland to
form National Records of
ScotlandScotland . All the former department's
functions continue as part of the new body. CONTENTS * 1 History
* 2 Superintendent of Statistics * 3 Registrars General for
ScotlandScotland * 3.1 List of Registrars General for
ScotlandScotland * 4 New Register House
* 5 Other buildings
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links HISTORY General Register House,
EdinburghEdinburgh Initially ministers of the Church of
ScotlandScotland were responsible for
keeping parish records of baptisms and marriages , but only for their
own church members
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Census In The United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different
jurisdictions of the
United KingdomUnited Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with
the exceptions of 1941 (during the
Second World WarSecond World War ) and Ireland in
1921. Simultaneous censuses were taken in the
Channel IslandsChannel Islands and the
Isle of ManIsle of Man , with the returns being archived with those of
EnglandEngland .
In addition to providing detailed information about national
demographics , the results of the census play an important part in the
calculation of resource allocation to regional and local service
providers by the governments of both the UK and the
European UnionEuropean Union .
The most recent UK census took place in 2011 . CONTENTS * 1 History * 2 Release of information * 2.1
EnglandEngland and
WalesWales
* 2.2
ScotlandScotland
* 2.3 Ireland and Northern Ireland * 3 Coverage
* 4 Criminal law * 5 Data sets * 5.1 2001
* 5.2 2011
* 5.3 2021 * 6 List of UK censuses
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links HISTORYTax assessments (known in the later Empire as the indiction ) were
made in Britain in Roman times , but detailed records have not
survived
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Internet
The INTERNET is the global system of interconnected computer networks
that use the
Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices
worldwide. It is a _network of networks_ that consists of private,
public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global
scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical
networking technologies. The
Internet carries an extensive range of
information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext
documents and applications of the
World Wide Web (WWW), electronic
mail , telephony , and file sharing . The origins of the
Internet date back to research commissioned by the
United States federal government in the 1960s to build robust,
fault-tolerant communication via computer networks. The linking of
commercial networks and enterprises in the early 1990s marks the
beginning of the transition to the modern Internet, and generated
rapid growth as institutional, personal , and mobile computers were
connected to the network. By the late 2000s , its services and
technologies had been incorporated into virtually every aspect of
modern life. Most traditional communications media, including telephony, radio,
television, paper mail and newspapers are being reshaped or redefined
by the Internet, giving birth to new services such as email , Internet
telephony ,
Internet television , online music , digital newspapers,
and video streaming websites
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Office For National Statistics
The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the executive office of
the
UK Statistics Authority , a non-ministerial department which
reports directly to the UK Parliament . CONTENTS * 1 Overview
* 2 History * 3 Purpose and scope * 3.1 Applications of data * 4 Independence
* 5 Heads of the Office and the
National Statistician * 6 Work of the ONS * 6.1 Data collection
* 6.2 Former departments
* 6.3 The Blue Book
* 6.4 Education of Statisticians
* 6.5 Virtual Microdata Laboratory * 7 Office Locations * 7.1 Former Headquarters
* 7.2 Gradual move of functions to South Wales * 8 Criticism of the ONS
* 9 See also
* 10 References
* 11 External links OVERVIEWIt is charged with the collection and publication of statistics
related to the economy, population and society of the UK;
responsibility for some areas of statistics in Scotland, Northern
Ireland and Wales is devolved to the devolved governments for those
areas. The ONS functions as the executive office of the National
Statistician , who is also the UK
StatisticsStatistics Authority's Chief
Executive and principal statistical adviser to the UK's National
StatisticsStatistics Institute, and the 'Head Office' of the Government
Statistical Service (GSS)
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UK Statistics Authority
The UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY (UKSA, Welsh : Awdurdod Ystadegau'r DU)
is an independent body operating at arm's length from Government as a
non-ministerial department , directly accountable to Parliament . It
was established on 1 April 2008 by the
Statistics and Registration
Service Act 2007 . CONTENTS * 1 Functions
* 2 Background
* 3 Board members
* 4 Notes
* 5 External links FUNCTIONSFormally, the UK
Statistics Authority has two main functions:
oversight of the
Office for National Statistics (ONS), replacing the
oversight role previously performed by
HM Treasury ministers; and
independent monitoring and assessment of official statistics,
maintaining a Code of Practice for Official
Statistics and accrediting
Code-compliant statistics as 'National Statistics'. However, the
chair can also act to comment on perceived misuse of official
statistics by persons responsible or accountable for them. The
assessment function has an operational role of producing reports on
code compliance of specific sets of national statistics, and also a
role making more strategic recommendations for the improvement of
statistical outputs, in terms of both the presentation and coverage of
official statistics as well as monitoring public trust in government
statistics
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List Of National And International Statistical Services
The following is a LIST OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL
SERVICES. CONTENTS* 1 Central national statistical services * 1.1 Africa
* 1.2 Americas
* 1.3 Asia
* 1.4 Europe
* 1.5 Oceania * 2 Autonomous statistical services at sub-national level * 3 International statistical services * 3.1 United Nations organisations
* 3.2 Intergovernmental Development and Central Banks
* 3.3 Regional intergovernmental organisations
* 3.4 Other organisations * 4 See also
* 5 External links CENTRAL NATIONAL STATISTICAL SERVICESNearly every country in the world has set a central public sector
unit entirely devoted to the production, harmonisation and
dissemination of official statistics that the public sector and the
national community need to run, monitor and evaluate their operations
and policies. This central statistical organisation does not produce
every official statistic as other public sector organisations, like
the national central bank or ministries in charge of agriculture,
education or health, may be charged with producing and disseminating
sector policy oriented statistical data. The statistical legislation
and regulation generally attribute responsibilities and authorities
according to statistical domains or functions in addition to those of
the central unit. The table below lists these central statistical organisations by
country
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Jil Matheson
DAME JILIAN NORMA MATHESON, DCB ,
FAcSS is the former National
Statistician of the United Kingdom. CONTENTS* 1 Career * 1.1
National Statistician * 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links CAREERShe joined the
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys in 1975.
She worked on the
Expenditure and Food Survey and the General
Household Survey . After 1998 she worked on Neighbourhood Statistics
. At the ONS between 2004-8, she was the Director of Census,
Demographic and Regional Statistics. She became Director General for
Statistics Delivery at the ONS in 2008 with responsibility for the
delivery of all ONS statistical operations and outputs, and for the
development of the ONS’ statistical portfolio in consultation with
users. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Learned Societies in Social Science
(2001), a member of the
Social Research Association and a Fellow of
the
Royal Statistical Society . NATIONAL STATISTICIANShe succeeded Dame
Karen Dunnell as
National Statistician on 1
September 2009, and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority
(and the
Office for National Statistics ). She retired from these
roles on 30 June 2014. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order
of the Bath (DCB) in the
2014 Birthday Honours for services to
government statistics
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Census Act 1920
The CENSUS ACT 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 41) is an Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom . Providing for a census for Great
Britain (or any subsidiary part of it), on a date to be fixed by Order
in Council , it remains the primary legislation for the provision of
the UK census in
England ,
Scotland , and
Wales . A minimum of five
years is required between censuses. CONTENTS* 1 Parts of the Act * 1.1 Schedule * 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links PARTS OF THE ACT * Power to direct taking of census.
* Duty of Registrar-General to carry out census, and provision for
expenses.
* Regulations with respect to proceedings for taking census.
* Preparation of reports and abstracts.
* Preparation of statistics in respect of periods between one census
and another.
* Provision with respect to local census.
* Expenses of local authorities.
* Penalties.
* Application to Scotland.
* Short title and extent.SCHEDULEThe Schedule to the Act lists the 'Matters in respect of which
particulars may be required'
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